# Gangoda Arawa GN division, Madulla DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/gangoda-arawa/

Grama Niladhari division · Madulla DS Division 

# Gangoda Arawa

Gangoda Arawa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province. It covers **8.05 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 8.1km²
- 156 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gangoda Arawa?

Gangoda Arawa lies in [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/), [Monaragala District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/), [Uva Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Ihawa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/ihawa/), [Kahagolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/kahagolla/), [Kolladeniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/kolladeniya/), [Kottagala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/kottagala/), [Magandaoya Colony](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/magandaoya-colony/) and [Polgahagama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/polgahagama/). By area it is the 1602nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Madulla DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/uva/monaragala/madulla/). The centre of Gangoda Arawa is about 176 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9625° N, 81.4427° E. Local names: ගංගොඩ ආරාව .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Villages and localities in Gangoda Arawa

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Gangoda Arawa.

- Gangoda Arawa
- Perapitiya

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Gangoda Arawa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Monaragala District, the warmest month is May (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (22 °C). About 1,695 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (289 mm) and the driest Jul (50 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and June to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 144 

Feb 23 106 

Mar 25 102 

Apr 26 155 

May 26 128 

Jun 26 62 

Jul 26 50 

Aug 26 64 

Sep 26 112 

Oct 25 221 

Nov 24 289 

Dec 23 262 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gangoda Arawa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dambagalla rural hospital · Makulla 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97996&mlon=81.37509#map=17/6.97996/81.37509) 

Bank Hatton National Bank · Siyambalanduwa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90674&mlon=81.55069#map=17/6.90674/81.55069) 

ATM Bank of Ceylon · Sri Wijithapura 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90648&mlon=81.55683#map=17/6.90648/81.55683) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Dombagahawela 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90134&mlon=81.44137#map=17/6.90134/81.44137) 

Hotel අට්ටික්කා සෙවන - දඹගල්ල Attikka sewana -Dambagalla · Dambagalla 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94917&mlon=81.37308#map=17/6.94917/81.37308) 

Mall Marliyas Monaragala මර්ලියාස් මොණරාගල · Viharamulla 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.86673&mlon=81.34988#map=17/6.86673/81.34988) 

School Dombagahawela Seondary School · Dombagahawela 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.90253&mlon=81.44557#map=17/6.90253/81.44557) 

College Alpitiya Navodya College · Ellekona 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94949&mlon=81.36792#map=17/6.94949/81.36792) 

Police station Dambagalla police station · Makulla 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97897&mlon=81.37206#map=17/6.97897/81.37206) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other GN divisions in Madulla DS Division

- Alpitiya
- Alugalge
- Aratugaswela
- Baduluwela
- Bandarawadiya
- Dambagalla
- Deliwa
- Ellekona
- Galbokka
- Galgamuwa
- Gangodagama
- Gonathalawa
- Ihawa
- Iluklanda
- Inginiyagala
- Kahagolla
- Kolladeniya
- Kottagala
- Magandana
- Magandaoya Colony
- Makulla
- Mariarawa
- Mullegama
- Namaloya Colony
- Neelawa Bedda
- Nelliyadda
- Obbegoda
- Pagura
- Panguwa
- Polgahagama
- Ritigahawatta
- Ruwalwela
- Thalkotayaya
- Thampalawela
- Therela
- Udumulla
- Watawanagama

## Quick answers

- Where is Gangoda Arawa?In Madulla DS Division, Monaragala District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Gangoda Arawa?Ihawa, Kahagolla, Kolladeniya, Kottagala, Magandaoya Colony and Polgahagama
- How many villages are in Gangoda Arawa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Gangoda Arawa?February to March and June to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gangoda Arawa?Dambagalla rural hospital, about 7.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gangoda Arawa?Hatton National Bank, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Gangoda Arawa?Bank of Ceylon, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gangoda Arawa?Lanka Filling Station, about 6.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Gangoda Arawa?LK8206135 (OCHA common operational dataset)